A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 17-5-600, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERMITS FOR CREMATION WHICH MUST BE ISSUED BY CORONERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO FEE FOR A PERMIT FOR CREMATION MAY BE CHARGED.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Last action Apr 13, 2018
Floor votes · House Mar 8, 2018
How they voted
105–0
Passed · 16 other
Total votes 121
Mar 8, 2018
D
Democratic43
79% Yea
R
Republican78
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Apr 13, 2018
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Young (ch), Kimpson, Timmons
upper
Mar 13, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 13, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 9, 2018
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 8, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 8, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (105-0-16)
house
Mar 6, 2018
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 15, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John King
DDemocratic
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